. Billy Sunday said if there is no joy in your religion then there is a leaky vessel, a leak in your Christianity somewhere.

Joy killers.
Philippians 1:1 -- 2. 08/15/04
I want us to go through this book of Philippians because we can learn a lot about joy. Who is it that doesn’t want joy?
I guess you have discovered that in the Bible you will find the answers to questions of life. For instance, many people want
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Billy Sunday observed "If there’s no joy in your religion, you’ve got a leak in your faith." In a world that is often discouraging and frustrating, how can a Christian keep the Joy of the Lord as their strength?

OPEN: In 1937 architect Frank Lloyd Wright built a house for industrialist Hibbard Johnson. One rainy evening Johnson was entertaining distinguished guests for dinner when the roof began to leak.
The water seeped through directly above Johnson himself, dripping steadily onto his bald head.
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Getting W.E.L.L.
Evangelism
Acts 2:42-47
Intro:
Ordinary believer made an extraordinary difference
Meet Edward Kimball, an ordinary Christian who taught Sunday school in his church and made a living down at the shoe store. But his real passion was sharing the gospel. One day Edward
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The message was delivered at the 2007 membership banquet. It focuses on the purpose and mission of WGBC.

The Inheritors
Membership Banquet 2007
Pastor Don Jones
Jesus looked at them and said, “With man this is impossible, but with God all things are possible.” Matthew 19:26
Then Jesus came to them and said, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Therefore go and make
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The generation of today may be defined as "The Angry Generation." One of the most destructive emotions that we all face is anger. Pastor Dunn leads us in this study as we observe the life of King Saul and his hatred of David that started out as a small

Introduction:
In the spring of 1894, the Baltimore Orioles came to Boston to play a routine baseball game. But what happened that day was anything but routine.
The Orioles’ John McGraw got into a fight with the Boston third baseman. Within minutes all the players from both teams had joined in the
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Part 3 of our mission/vision series. Presenting our vision for how God desires to use our church to impact our community

Sermon 9/24/06-I: Impact Our Community
Intro: Review mission & first 2 Letters of acrostic.
Today, Impact our community through relevant ministry.
Book of Acts.
Pray
Start by looking at:
I. The Impact of the Early church
They were a small group of believers (possibly around 120)
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Angry cynical people die young. Men who score high for hostility on standard tests are four times more likely to die prematurely than men whose scores are low.

What are the problems with trying to play the role of a judge over others?
Illustration:Angry cynical people die young. Men who score high for hostility on standard tests are four times more likely to die prematurely than men whose scores are low.
Bottom Line, quoted in Homemade, February
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Realize that in the way you judge or criticize others, God will hold you to the same standard. Jesus said, "Do not judge or you too will be judged. For in the same way as you judge others, you will be judged, and with the measure you use, it will be measu

Overcoming Tendencies to Judge
What are the problems with trying to play the role of a judge over others?
Illustration:Angry cynical people die young. Men who score high for hostility on standard tests are four times more likely to die prematurely than men whose scores are low.
Bottom
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God’s Foolish Plan of Salvation
Andy Griffith - cow thief episode
Have you ever met people who were geniuses? They are members of Mensa. They seem to know everything. If they were on Jeopardy or Who Wants to Be A Millionaire, they’d walk away winners. They’re the ones who, after you’ve
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Intro: we live in a society that likes to label people. If someone makes a certain mistake in their lifetime, some will label them for the rest of their lives, even though the person is much different than one event years ago. Labels are unfair because people grow, people change, people become
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What should we do about sin and those who commit sin? Our text gives us the proper action.
1- Pray for the one who commits a sin
2- Trust God to keep you safe
3- Realize the world is under control
4- Stay away from idols

INTRO.- ILL.- Perhaps you heard about the other version of John chapter 8 when the woman was caught in adultery.
Jesus saw a crowd chasing down a woman to stone her and approached them. "What’s going on here, anyway?" he asked. "This woman was found committing adultery, and the law says we
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using an apple as an illustration, this sermon deals with how we never know just hoe big of an impact the things we do for Jesus will have on the world.

How Many Seeds Are In This Apple?
John 1: 35-42
How many seeds are in this apple?
Well, let’s find out!
(Cut the apple open and count them)
So…there are ___ seeds in this apple!
Now…how many apples are in this seed?
We will never know…will we?
Open your Bibles to
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This powerful prayer continues from part one. This prayer is a constant reminder that supernatural blessings bring supernatural territory that requires supernatural power and supernatural protection! This prayer has been an encouragement to my life and t

This is a description of what happens when a preople return to the Lord.

2 Chronicles 34:1-
Requirements for Revival
I. Remove all false gods 1-7
-- Billy Graham --Christianity Today, ---We’ve lost sight of the fact that some things are always right and some things are always wrong. We’ve lost our reference point. We don’t have any moral
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An article from James & Dave’s Bible Page: What does the Bible REALLY teach about drinking alcohol?

"The saloon is a liar. It promises good cheer and sends sorrow. It promises prosperity and sends adversity. It promises happiness and sends misery.... It is God’s worst enemy and the devil’s best friend."
-Billy Sunday (1)
When I was sixteen years old, I received the tragic news that a certain
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